Virginia State Route 223

State Route 223
Cricket Hill Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 2.07 mi[1] (3.33 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 198 at Hudgins
North end: SR 633 on Gwynn's Island
Location
Counties: Mathews
Highway system

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Virginia State Route 223 (SR 223) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Cricket Hill Road, the state highway runs 2.07 miles (3.33 km) from SR 198 at Hudgins north to SR 633 on Gwynn's Island, an island at the mouth of the Piankatank River in northeastern Mathews County.

Contents

Route description

SR 223 begins at an intersection with SR 198 (Buckley Hall Road) at Hudgins. The state highway heads east and curves north through Cricket Hill. North of Cricket Hill, SR 223 crosses Milford Haven, a channel that separates Gwynn's Island from the mainland, and reaches its northern terminus at SR 633 (Old Ferry Road). SR 633 continues northeast through the island's settlements of Grimstead and Gwynn.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mathews County.

Location Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
Hudgins 0.00 SR 198 (Buckley Hall Road) – Mathews, Dutton Southern terminus
Gwynn's Island 2.07 SR 633 (Old Ferry Road) – Grimstead, Gwynn Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp. Retrieved 2011-12-08. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 223 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-223+N%2FCricket+Hill+Rd&daddr=VA-223+N%2FCricket+Hill+Rd&hl=en&ll=37.481738,-76.314297&spn=0.05299,0.077162&sll=37.491613,-76.309673&sspn=0.006623,0.009645&geocode=FRjDOwIdkllz-w%3BFW4XPAIdMJhz-w&vpsrc=6&mra=ls&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2011-12-08. 

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